Your Questions About Yahoo Web Host
Betty asks…
How many databases a Yahoo Web Hosting account may have?
I want to buy a Yahoo Web Hosting to share with other friends in classroom.
I found that with the same prize ($10/month), other Web Host always allow about 10 databases.
When I read this page http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/details
It says “Virtually unlimited databases” and “FTP (1,000 accounts)”.
I feel this is a lot, and I do not know if I can believe it.
I want to ask someone who has used it. Can I have more than 10 databases in one account?
The thing I need it FTP accounts for other friends to create their self-wordpress.org, and self-interactive projects.
admin answers:
It is true that Yahoo! Web Hosting features virtually unlimited databases and the ability to create up to 1,000 FTP user accounts! If you want to know more about our services, our sales team can answer your questions. You can call them anytime at 866-781-9246 (Mon.–Fri., 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PT)
Laura asks…
MySQL server name/Yahoo web hosting?
i’m using yahoo web hosting. i need to connect to MySQL, which they support along PHP, using a third party application. it asks for:
host/server name (or IP):
username:
password:
i have emailed yahoo and i am sure they will reply (not sure when though). Butr just couldnt wait.
Does anyone know how to find out the above? thanks a lot.
candle, that was very nice of you. Well, i have done just that. What you said is just what i had done. But I keep getting the error message that it couldn’t recognize or resolve host mysql. Bad luck, huh?:-)
aha “You will not be able to access your database using a desktop client or other tools run outside of Yahoo!” too bad.
hi rina, yes i did create the database which i can access with no problems. I am, however, using an aplication called PHPRunner which i wished to try. Yahoo couldnt allow me to connect. I can only connect from within the website. Odd, huh?
admin answers:
For Yahoo! The host/server name is “mysql” (without the quotes). Many PHP scripts will automatically put “localhost” as the hostname, so make sure to change it to “mysql.”
Then follow these steps:
1. On the Create & Update or Index tabs of your Web Hosting Control Panel, click the “MySQL Database” link.
2. Select the “Create User Name and Password Now” link.
3. Before you set up your MySQL database, you must read and agree to the software license. Click “I Agree to These Terms.”
4. Enter a database administrator user name and password. Note: Choose a user name carefully, as you will not be able to change it later. Be sure to make a note of your user name and password; you’ll need this information when you set up a tool that uses your database.
5. Click “Submit.”
Mary asks…
How can I change my root folder for my website hosted in yahoo web server?
I have my website hosted in yahoo web server and my current homepage is index.html in the root folder. I want to change it to another index.html file inside a ‘website’ folder in the root.
Basically i want to change from http://www.mywebsite.com/index.html to http://www.mywebsite.com/website/index.html .
that is when someone goes for http://www.mywebsite.com/ rather than getting connected to http://www.mywebsite.com/index.html he should be hooked to http://www.mywebsite.com/website/index.html.
admin answers:
You can’t change this, it is set at the server. You can make a top level index.html which only points at another html file in the sub folder. This can also be called index.html if you wish.
Lisa asks…
will yahoo host my web site?
admin answers:
If the topic and graphics are worth hosting, definitely!
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